Level 2 Lesson 24 / still, already / 아직, 벌써

In this lesson, we are introducing two new expressions – 아직 [a-jik], which means “still” or “not yet”and 벌써 [beol-sseo], which means “already”. Listen to find out how they are used in context in natural Korean sentences, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask us in the comment or e-mail us at talktomeinkorean@gmail.com!

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In the level 2 workbook there is the sentence “저는 아직 집이에요.” which is translated “I am still home.” Is this correct? It seems like it would mean “I am still a home” which doesn’t make sense. Wouldn’t you say 저는 아직 집에 있어요. to mean “I am still at home”? In English we can say “I am still home” to mean “I am still at home” Is it the same in Korean?

Because the person finished the school (not meaning a place, but an educational program, in these case is an object), instead of meaning that he goes and ended up in the school (in that case it should be a location).